HP Board 11th Class Model Question Paper 2025 English

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Model Question Paper 2024-25
Class : 10+1
Subject : English

Time Allowed : 3 HRS MM : 80

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Marks allotted to each question are indicated.
Special Instructions :
1. While answering your questions, you must indicate on your answer book the same
question number as appears in your question paper.
2. Do not leave blank pages in your answer book.
3. All questions are compulsory.
4. There are four section in question paper and each section is compulsory to attempt :-
 Section-A (Multiple Choice Questions) 16 marks.
 Section-B(Reading) 15 marks.
 Section-C(Writing) 22 marks.
 Section-D(Literature) 27 marks.
5. There is an internal choice in the question.
6. While answering your question do not exceed the word limit wherever prescribed.

Section-A (Multiple choice Questing)

Q.1. Answer the following MCQs by selecting the correct option. 16×1=16

(ⅰ) If I________ the president of India, I would have reformed the education system.

(a) should (b) may (c) were (d) was

(ii) The patient_____________ before the doctor came.

(a) was dying (b) is dying (c) have died (d) had died

Next three questions, have statements. A word is underlined in those statements.
Identify its parts of speech.

(iii) I leave a leave letter before I go on a leave.

(a) Noun (b) verb (c) adjective (d) conjunction

(iv) I leave a leave letter before I go on a leave.

(a) Noun (b) verb (c) adjective (d) conjunction

(v) She quickly packed her bag and left.

(a) Noun (b) verb (c) adjective (d) adverb

(vi) Find the correct grammatical statement.

(a) He was a M.L.A. (b) He had been a M.L.A.

(c) She met an M.L.A. (d) She met a M.L.A.

(vii) Find the correct grammatical Statement.

(a) You may respect your parents. (b) You ought to respect your parents.

(c) You should respect your parents. (d) You can respect your parents.

(Viii) To what is the bird's movement Compared? (Poem- The Laburnum Top)

(a) Lion (b) Lizard (c) Moon (d) Monkey

(ix) What task Agha Shahid Ali gave to his friend Amitav Ghosh?

(a) to take him to Kashmir. (b) to help him to become a doctor.

(c) to help him to write a poem. (d) to write about him

(x) Who was crowned in the end of the poem?

(a) Chief of builders (b) Melon (c) Mason (d) Architect

(xi) I am the poem of the earth". Who is "I"?

(a) Goldfinch (b) Grandmother (c) Song (d) Rain

(xii) What could not be found in Geography?
(Poem-Childhood)

(a) Hell and Heaven (b) Love (c) Childhood (d) Infant's face

(xiii) Who is the author of “The portrait of a Lady"?

(a) Walt Witman (b) John Keets (c) AJ Cronin (d) Khushwant Singh

(xiv) Who is the world's most dangerous animal?
(Lesson-Ailing Planet)

(a) Lion (b) Man (c) Rhinoceros (d) Elephant

(xv) ___________were hunting dogs in China's imperial courts.

(a) Tibetan mastiffs (b) German Shepherd (c) Bull dog (d) Labrador

(xvi) Two traits of Garoghlanian family

(a) Humour & Integrity (b) Trust & Honesty

(c) Simplicity & Envy (d) Envy & Modesty

Section – B (Reading)

Q.2. Read the passage given below and give answer the questions that follow:

Do we know the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Is there a need to
know the difference between them? Are we well equipped to handle the vagaries of
existence with what is known to us? Knowledge means all that we acquire from what we
read, hear or see. Wisdom means the ability to choose from what is available to us and
then use it for our own benefit. Today the world has started talking about the value based
education. What does it mean? In simple terms it means two things. First, it accepts that
current education has badly let down.

Secondly, it lays stress on values, and hence wisdom, instead of mere knowledge.
How do we acquire this value based education? The answer becomes simple if we need.
We need education only to make us live better and more joyously. Once we know this we
must add only those things in education which achieve this aim. The dictum that "a
healthy mind can exist only in a healthy body" is a time tested one Schools, thus become
sources of healthy bodies too.

This can best be achieved by yoga because games are beyond our financial
capabilities. Yoga is very beneficial. It occupies so little space, and can be done without
the least bit of fuss. One wonders why schools have not adopted it as a mandatory subject
at all levels.

(A) On the basis of your reading answer the following briefly: 3x1=3

(i) What does knowledge mean?
(ii) What does wisdom mean?
(iii) What is Value based education?

(B) True or False 2x1=2

(i) Wisdom means all that we acquire from what we read, hear or see.

(ii) There is no difference between Knowledge and wisdom.

(C) Find word from the passage words which convey the same meaning as: 3x1=3

(ⅰ) obligatory (Para 3) (ii) maxim (Para 2) (iii) an advantage (Para 1)

Q.3. Read the passage given below and give answer the questions that follow:

Discipline is of paramount importance in human life. Life without discipline is
just like a boat without an oar. It is discipline that takes an individual, a community or a
nation to the zenith of glory. It is in fact, the very basis of a successful, meaningful and
purposeful living. It heightens the worth of a man and ensures respect for him.

Discipline is the training of the mind and the body to produce obedience to certain
personal, familial, social, intellectual and moral norms. In general, it is following a
system of code of conduct particularly to an institution. Discipline means voluntary or
involuntary exercise of some restrictions on one's whims, desires and appetite. In several
spheres of life, such as police, army, government institutions, schools and colleges,
discipline is essential. It is strictly enforced whether a particular member likes it or not. In
some other spheres, such as social, political or professional organisations, discipline is
usually voluntary which means that the member who refuses to obey certain norms and
discipline of the organisation is free to leave it.

Many youngsters regard discipline as an unnecessary restriction and control on
their desires and ambitions. They feel that the elders impose discipline on them in order
to maintain their own position of authority. Absolute liberty is not desirable, especially
when it becomes a licence to do whatever one likes. The moment it begins to interfere
with the liberty of others, it has to be restricted. The liberty of an individual must be
limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people. This is what discipline tries
to ensure; a synthesis of personal liberty and social, moral and national obligations.

Discipline is thus essential for the well-being of the individual, society and the
nation on the whole as discipline imposes a desirable check not only on us but on others
as well. We can enjoy our liberty without fear. Lack of discipline will send the human
civilization to the age of primitive barbarity.

Discipline is meant for our own welfare. Take the example of food habits. There
is no social, moral or political restriction imposed on how much we eat. But over eating,
we all know, results in our ill health. If there is no discipline in family, society and
different institutions, every person will be the master of his own will; the result will be
the total confusion everywhere. If an army is lacking in discipline, it will not be able to
give a united and determined fight to the enemy. If the citizens of a country do not obey
the law of the land the result will be complete anarchy. Therefore, we should accept
discipline voluntarily and make it a part of our life.

(A) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes on it, in points only,
using recognizable abbreviations where necessary. 4

(B) Find from the passage words which convey the same meaning as: 3x1=3

(i) Necessary (Para 1) (ii) Freedom (Para 3) (iii) Lawlessness (Para 5)

Section-C (Writing)

Q.4. You recently visited your friend’s village. Write a paragraph using following hints: 4

[•Name of the village •Farmer's life •Environment •Village school •Health facilities
•Food]
OR
Write a paragraph on ‘Health is Wealth’.
Q.5. Suppose you were Khushwant Singh. You are missing your grandmother while you 6
are in abroad. Write a letter to your grandmother with the help of following hints:
[•I remember our days in village. •You taught me……….. •Our days in city.
•You were kind to……..]
OR
Suppose you were the daughter of Mrs. S. Mrs. Dorling refused to know you. Write a
letter to one of your friend, sharing your experience.
[•Mrs. Dorling- my mother's friend. •selfish lady. •Her address. •Belongings at her
home. •Felt betrayed •Heartbroken]
Q.6. Your grandmother had received an invitation from her friend. The invite is for her 6
grandson's Birthday party. Your grandmother had asked you to write a reply letter,
accepting this invitation. Write this informal letter.
OR
Write a letter to friend, inviting him to your home at Shimla to spend Summer vacations
with you.
Q.7. You are Anil/Ankita of Class XI-B. Write an article for your school magazine, 6
sharing the importance of 'Female Education’. Use the given cues/hints along with
your own ideas to compose this article.
[Hints: an educated female can

manage family teach earn development need of
budget children livelihood of nation the hour
OR
You are Rahul/Rohini of Class XI-A. Write an article for your school magazine, sharing
the importance of ‘Computers’. Use the given cues/hints along with your own ideas to
compose this article.

[•Use in education sector. •Banking education. •Space research. •Offices. •Homes]

SECTION-D (Literature)

Q.8. Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions that follow: 3x1=3

Upward to heaven, whence vaguely formed, altogether
Changed and yet the same, I descend
To lave the draughts, atomies, dust layers of the globe,
And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(ii) Who is the speaker of these lines?

(iii) What happens to the seeds without rain?

OR
Where did my childhood go?
It went to some forgotten place,
That is hidden in an infant's face,
That's all I know.

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(ii) According to poet, where did his childhood go?

(iii) Where is that "forgotten place' hidden?

Q.9. Answer any two of the following in about 30 words each. 2x2=4

(i) How, according to you, can peace and liberty be maintained in a state ?

(ii) What does the notice" The world's most dangerous animal" at a cage in the zoo at
Lusaka, Zambia, Signify?

(iii) The boy king changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun. Give reason.

Q.10. Answer the following questions: (Any Four) 4x1=4

(i) Mention one way in which author's grandmother spent her days after he grew up.

(ii) List two steps taken by the captain to protect the ship when rough weather began.

(iii) What has the camera captured?

(iv) Howard Carter's investigation was resented. Give reason.

(v) What does the phrase ‘strange to tell' means?

Q.11. Answer the following questions in about 125-150 words: 6

You have read the play ‘Mother's Day’. What are the issues it raises?

OR

Mention three reasons why the author’s & grandmother was disturbed when he started
going to the city school.

Q.12. Answer the following in about 125-150 words: 6

Draw a brief character sketch of author's grandmother ? Could You relate some features
of your grandmother with Khushwant Singh's grandmother?

OR

Why does the author aver that the growth of world's population is one of the strongest
factor distorting the future of human society?

Q.13. Answer the following questions in 30 words each (Any two). 2x2=4

(i) What has not changed over the years? Does this suggest something to you?

(ii) Why was Tut's body buried along with gilded treasure?

(iii) Did the boys return the horse because they were conscience - stricken or because
they were afraid?

(iv) Why did the narrator of the Story want to forget the address ?

Marks Distribution-English
Sr. Section wise distribution 1 Marks 2 Marks 4 Marks 6 Marks Total Total
No. Question Marks
1 Section A-MCQ 16 - - - 16 16
2 Section B- Reading Skills 11 - 1 - 12 15
3 Section C- Creative writing - - 1 3 4 22
skill
4 Section D- Literature 7 4 - 2 13 27
Total Marks 80

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